I disagree on whether there is such an implication, but content to leave it there.
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I honestly think it would make things worse.
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I genuinely appreciate you clarifying that.
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It would be more of this:https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1354549000247144449 …
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zeynep tufekciVerified account @zeynepTop of thread: "REPLAPSE". Gets ~4000 retweets. Thirteen tweets later... "To be clear." "In mice." WebMD. 15 Retweets. Copy-paste from researcher—and even that's cherry-picked—not contextualization of findings or independent evaluation. No way to present a study or be informed. pic.twitter.com/Ch1RsObcrYShow this thread1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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zeynep tufekciVerified account @zeynepFirst tweet in thread, with 4000+ retweets and quote tweets. "Good and bad news." (What bad news? It was all-around excellent news). Finally, 22nd tweet with a clarification. Only 37 retweets and quote tweets. Don't do this people. Also don't get your information this way. pic.twitter.com/9jM4mOveYsShow this thread2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes -
The worst. Can take any preprint and turn it into a


20-tweet thread about how we’re all doomed, next thing you know your mother is texting you to ask if it’s true1 reply 0 retweets 11 likes -
I normally don't like highlighting individuals (looks like petty fighting people can't figure out) but Twitter *recommends* him as someone to follow for COVID-19 as a topic, and I'm constantly getting questions about his claims which are a dangerous mix of ok not wrong and NOPE.
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Agree, his reach is huge, it’s bizarre, it’s harmful, and it’s literally been going on since the beginning of the pandemic.
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He’s a nutrition expert. Certainly not credentialed to be talking about neutralizing antibodies or vaccine efficacy
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It's worse, though. The ZombieCOVIDbRAin thread one isn't even @justsaysinmice type exaggeration. It's K18/hACE2 mice, and if I can understand why that doesn't directly translate to other mice, let alone humans, he can certainly understand it. But exactly, how can people tell?
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Yeah, the problem runs pretty deep. He once got on a soapbox to proclaim we all needed N95-quality underwear to prevent transmission via flatulence. I assume it’s all about whatever gets the most hype for him.
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I honestly think that if several epi/PH/virology societies wrote him a letter documenting the damage he was doing with his platform and asked him to stop/get more informed, he would stop. I think he's well intentioned but misinformed and enjoying the limelight.
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